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'''Lake Anosy (Lac Anosy) in the centre of [[Antananarivo ]] was originally a swamp. In 1830 an artificial lake was created from it and an islet was constructed in the middle to establish a of the lake. A blacksmith workshop in a was established on the island, as the location so as to minimise minimised the risk of fire that this could cause caused by the city by this line of occupation in areas where wood and tached thatched roofs were abundant. Later, the island was used to store explosive powder, which could otherwise also cause a risk to the city wher most houses are built by woodcommonplace.'''
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In later years the island was used to store explosive powder, which also posed a risk of fire in the city, where houses were mostly built by wood. Today, the island is a monument to commemorate victims of World War 1 I, in which many Malagasy people died while fighting on at the front line for in the name of France. A small fee to enter Although the water is highly polluted, people can sometimes be seen washing and fishing in the lake. As much traffic encircles the island applieslake it is best visited on public holidays, with a slightly higher price for foreign tourists than for localsavoiding rush hours.
[[File:Lake Anosy 082.jpg|600px]] [[File:Lake Anosy 083.jpg|600px]] [[File:Hotel_Carlton_194.jpg|600px]] A small fee to enter the island applies to all visitors, with a slightly higher price <googlemap version!--of 2,000 Ariary (2011)--> expected from foreign tourists. <div style="0.9" lat=max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-18.915604" lon="915563, 47.521555" 52147~'''Antananarivo city lake monument'''~~;|type="satellite" |service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> <HTML5video type="16youtube" controls>tUGsC0qRmwk</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="largeyoutube">eBzu32e3HR4</HTML5video> '''Christelle Ratri at Lake Anosy'''<br>Singer-18.915563, 47.52147songwriter [[Kristel|Christelle Ratri]] shot the video ''IZY'' on the doorstep of [[Blanchisserie Tana]] at Lake Anosy:Antananarivo city lake monument<HTML5video type="youtube">3uWbECiGaLE</googlemapHTML5video> == Additional information == View all [[Lake Anosy photos]]